Fucking BayCon is at their goddamn "real name" bullshit again!

Name and Identification Policy

The BayCon Science-Fiction Convention is a community effort. As such, we do not sell tickets or admission, instead we sell memberships to individuals who are interested in experiencing what goes on at BayCon and in becoming part of our community. As a member based organization, we require our member's real names and addresses for our records. We reserve the right to require you to show us a photo ID with your name and address before registering you as a member.

This policy does not prevent you from using a fan name or nickname, although it is also our policy that if a fan name is given, the real name will also appear on the member's badge. If you feel this would cause a problem, please come to the Registration desk and ask to see the Registration Department Head.

They just don't fucking get it, do they? I don't fucking want to wear my goddamn name around a hotel for a weekend. I'm not a goddamn hotel employee, I'm not a prisoner, a criminal, or a terrorist, and my real name is not your goddamn business, regardless or whether you call yourself a "business" or a community, and I DO NOT want to be labelled with my real name!
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